Antisemitism

Antisemites harass Baltimore Jews on Shabbat

Individuals in car accost Jews near synagogues, hurling antisemitic slurs and demanding money.

Here I am, the Jew, stuck in the middle, again

What we saw happen in Nazi Germany is happening in America. The Vanishing Jew. It is now about diversity and intersectionality.. Op-ed.

Connecticut College:

Students revolt over visit to historically antisemitic golf club

Connecticut College students are in revolt after president’s planned talk at Florida club with antisemitic and racist past.

Montreal neo-Nazi guilty of hatred toward Jews seeks appeal

Man who wrote 1,000 antisemitic articles on neo-Nazi website accuses judge of creating impartial atmosphere during trial.

AJC praises Biden WH for national plan to fight antisemitism

AJC CEO Ted Deutch visits EU, points out that 'antisemitism never just stops with the Jews. It suggests a greater problem in democracy.'

Steven Spielberg:

Antisemitism today is 'standing proud like Hitler and Mussolini'

Oscar-winning Jewish director compares spread of antisemitism in the 21st century to Germany in the 1930s.

Peru

Reporter probing protester deaths faces antisemitic harassment

Far-right harassment campaign targets Jewish reporter covering police killings of protesters in Peru.

'Time to shame Jewish leaders who don't confront antisemites'

TruthTells vows to hold lawmakers accountable for elevating antisemitic colleagues, promoting policies that harm Israel and American Jews.

Antisemitism in Orlando:

'They had venom in their eyes'

Rabbi Yosef Konikov, Director of Chabad of South Orlando, speaks to INN about the antisemitism he encountered outside the Jewish center.

Britain:

Jewish Labour Movement slams UK Green Party on antisemitism

Jewish Labour group denounces Green Party for admitting members kicked out of Labour after antisemitism scandals.

'Kill all Jews': Texas schools defaced with threatening graffiti

Violent messages found on two nearby schools in Fort Worth also warn students not to attend classes on Friday.

Simon Wiesenthal Center slams anti-Jewish Nation of Islam event

2023 Savior's Day features latest Louis Farrakhan speech full of antisemitic invectives hurled at Jewish community, support for Kanye West.

No violence, but Jews still lost on Day of Hate

Too many Jews, from all religious affiliations aren’t engaged enough in standing up or fighting back. Op-ed.

Hate group harasses Baltimore Jewish community with flyers

Antisemitic flyers distributed by Goyim Defense League appear to be timed to coincide with far-right 'National Day of Hate.'

Michigan man who threatened to kill Jewish officials arrested

FBI takes man into custody who tweeted about killing Jewish attorney general and other Jews in Michigan's government.

WH antisemitism summit:

National plan to fight antisemitism needs international support

White House antisemitism summit stresses need for global cooperation to tackle rise in antisemitism.

Terror in Ohio:

Jewish school security guard sentenced for threatening students

Former Ohio National Guardsman posted on social media he was going to turn 'playground into a self-defense situation.'

Florida sheriff calls out neo-Nazi group operating in his county

Sheriff of Volusia County slams antisemitic Goyim Defense League as 'cowardly,' dares them to try to 'put a bullet in the back of my head.'

Florida Jewish retirement community targeted with swastika

Police investigating after antisemitic graffiti at largely Orthodox gated community singles out homeowner association president.

Swiss Jewish leaders warn of increase in antisemitic attacks

New study finds 'emerging subculture' of antisemitism, calls for government to monitor antisemitism, enact hate speech laws.

NY Senator Julia Salazar blasted for mocking Jewish man’s face

State senator, who previously claimed to be Jewish, tweets offensive close-up of Jewish man's face after he criticizes her voting record.

Red Sox exec Chaim Bloom faces antisemitism over team’s woes

Boston Red Sox's Jewish chief baseball officer says he has suffered antisemitic harassment and death threats over team's performance.

‘Day of Hate’ passes with packed synagogues and no violence

Planned antisemitic 'Day of Hate' sees local demonstrations and distribution of hateful material - but no violence.

Amid rise in antisemitism:

Virginia legislature adopts IHRA definition of antisemitism

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin to sign bill passed by the legislature adopting IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.

How worrying is the far-right’s ‘Day of Hate’ stunt?

An Internet announcement is troubling, but Jews cowering in response and the mainstreaming of antisemitism by media is the real problem.

Ex-Belgian MP to be tried for Holocaust denial

Far-right politician linked to youth chat groups containing antisemitic messages to stand trial for Holocaust denial weeks after resigning.

Antisemites harass Orlando Jews attending Shabbat services

Members of hate group 'Goyim Defense League' hurl antisemitic abuse at Jews outside Chabad house before Friday night services.

Pennsylvania:

Man guilty of defacing campus Jewish center with Hitler stickers

Stickers were plastered on the sign of the Asbell Center for Jewish Life at Dickinson College, leading to domestic terrorism investigation.

New Yorkers hunt for man dubbed ‘The L Train Nazi’

After man spotted scrawling pro-Nazi symbols on New York subway, some locals working to identify the vandal.

'I’m incredibly sorry'

NBA player apologizes again over antisemitic slur

Meyers Leonard, who signed with the Milwaukee Bucks and will return to the NBA, apologizes once again over use of "k**e" two years ago.

NYPD warns of ‘National Day of Hate’ planned by neo-Nazi groups

Antisemitic rallies set to take place across the United States on Friday, with NYPD warning of events in NYC and Chicago.

Maryland schools report nine antisemitic acts in 5-day period

Montgomery County dealing with outbreak of antisemitism at multiple schools, with council president calling for anti-hate task force.

Cut ties with Israel but partner with Iran, China and Cuba

Ah, what a wonderful woke world we inhabit. Consistency? Morality? No, just plain hypocritical antisemitism.

Florida:

Suspect arrested in attack of man who spoke Hebrew

Broward County Sheriff's Office arrests 28-year-old in connection with attack of Jewish man who was punched while speaking Hebrew.

UK court sides with attacker:

Muslim who assaulted 3 Jews given hospital stay instead of jail

London judge tells courtroom he's 'satisfied' assailant who brutally beat Jews is 'suffering from a mental disorder.'

Synagogue in New Hampshire city vandalized with swastika

Suspect captured on video also spray-paints multiple swastikas on shops across downtown Portsmouth during early morning vandalism spree.

Catholic leaders call on Christians to fight antisemitism

Senior archbishops mark Monsignor Giuseppe Placido Nicolini’s saving of 200 Jews during the Holocaust with call to fight antisemitism today.

Hate crime in Massachusetts:

Jewish high school student’s car targeted with swastika

School board to implement ADL-led antisemitism education following incident in which Jewish student's car defaced with Nazi symbol.

American Jewish Committee:

Nearly 70% of Jews have experienced antisemitism on social media

American Jewish Committee warns platforms need to do more to tackle antisemitism, urges use of IHRA definition to moderate content.

LA mayor condemns antisemitism in aftermath of shootings

It is ‘important that we act aggressively and immediately at the first sign of anything,’ Karen Bass tells audience after two Jews shot.

Jews in New Jersey city targeted with antisemitic hate mail

Threatening letters are not being taken seriously by local police, say Jewish residents of Linden, NJ.

Senate and House Republicans move to cut funding to UNRWA

GOP senators and reps. introduce bill to cut UNRWA funding, blasting it for 'rampant history' of ties to antisemitism and terrorism.

Two years later:

Player who used antisemitic slur to return to the NBA

Meyers Leonard, who was suspended and fined in 2021 for using the word “k**e” during a livestream, signs with Milwaukee Bucks.

Canadian advocacy org report:

Anti-IHRA stance rife among nation's faculty associations

Report finds 50 Canadian faculty groups refuse to endorse IHRA definition, calls for increased transparency for antisemitism incidents.

LA high school girls basketball game descends into antisemitism

Students form opposing Los Angeles area school chant 'Kanye West! while holding up pictures of swastikas and Palestinian Arab flags.

Swastika hung on North Carolina Reform synagogue’s sign

Suspect captured on surveillance video shortly after waving and hanging swastika flag on synagogue's front sign.

Florida:

Free speech extremists spread antisemitism at Daytona 500 race

Group behind anti-Jewish hate at Daytona Beach event attempts to bait police into arrest so they can respond with lawsuit.

When is criticism of Israel legitimate?

No democratic states should consider themselves immune to rebuke but no one should be discussing their right to exist either. Op-ed.

Hate crime in NYC:

Queens Orthodox Jews threatened by antisemite on Shabbat

Jews leaving synagogue subjected to threats and abuse by screaming man who blocks their path and spits on them.

Richmond Mayor asks peers to mark Jewish American Heritage Month

Over 50 mayors across US sign on to Mayor Stoney's letter to combat rising antisemitism by marking Jewish American Heritage Month in May.

Op-ed:

Are Jews the smartest people in the world?

Generalizing about Jewish behavior, the writer criticizes Jewish speech and our generalizing about Arabs. But he has a point. Op-ed .

Swastika Boards & Surf Nazis:

Documentary explores surfing’s history of antisemitism

New documentary “Waves Apart” chronicles the history of antisemitism in surfing.

Assaulted for speaking Hebrew:

Florida Jewish man speaking on phone brutally sucker punched

Vicious assault of Jewish man talking in Hebrew on phone while riding bicycle in Broward County caught on video.

Shootings Outside LA Synagogue

Suspect with history of antisemitism arrested after LA shootings

Police reverse course, launching hate crime investigation into shootings of two Jewish men in Los Angeles.

More outrageous bureaucratic German antisemitism

It’s time to abolish the 'antisemitism commissioner' system, which only enables the oldest hatred. Op-ed.

NYC antisemitic subway attack:

Attacker who viciously assaulted Jewish man finally arrested

Suspect nabbed by NYPD seven months after brutally punching Jewish man in apparent antisemitic hate crime.

Germany:

Jewish leader’s bodyguard demoted for Nazi WhatsApp messages

Munich police in process of firing ex-bodyguard of Munich community head Charlotte Knobloch for antisemitic and pro-Hitler messages.

Jewish U of Denver students' mezuzahs torn, defiled with pork

Police investigating after three Jewish students in one week have mezuzahs vandalized, with one student's door defaced with pork.

Los Angeles:

Jewish man shot outside of synagogue

According to police, the victim was walking to his car when the suspect, driving a vehicle, approached him and fired two shots.

UK antisemitism trial:

Jewish man's life forever impacted by antisemitic abuse in pub

Victim of antisemitic verbal assault tells court he now feels unsafe wearing kippah in public and anxious about being identified as Jewish.